Personalized content in a unidirectional broadcast stream

Abstract

User input associated with a user object can be received at a first computing environment connected to a bidirectional network. The user input can specify content from one or more source computing environments connected to the bidirectional network and can request that the content be included in a channel of a unidirectional broadcast stream. The content can be compiled into a bundle that is formatted to be included in the broadcast stream, and the bundle can be transmitted for inclusion in the broadcast stream.

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving user input selecting content to be broadcast in a unidirectional television broadcast stream;   receiving user input identifying one or more receivers of the unidirectional television broadcast stream that are authorized to present the content; and   receiving one or more information packets over a bidirectional network at a computing environment connected to the bidirectional network, the one or more information packets comprising the content to be broadcast and one or more identifiers of the one or more receivers of the unidirectional television broadcast stream.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising including the content in the unidirectional broadcast stream. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user input selecting the content to be broadcast is associated with a user object, the user input identifying the one or more receivers is associated with the user object, and at least one of the one or more receivers is associated with the user object. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the content comprises personal content. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising including one or more identifiers of the one or more receivers in the unidirectional broadcast stream. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 including the content in the unidirectional broadcast stream;   receiving the unidirectional broadcast stream at a receiver of the one or more receivers; and   presenting the content using the receiver.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the content comprises a first set of audiovisual content associated with a first user object;   including the first set of content in the unidirectional broadcast stream comprises including the first set of content in a channel in the broadcast stream during a period of time; and   the method further comprises including a second set of audiovisual content in the channel during the period of time, the second set of content being associated with a second user object.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the unidirectional broadcast stream comprises a carousel channel that includes the first set of content and the second set of content. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving user input selecting a time for the content to be included in the broadcast stream, wherein the one or more information packets comprise an indication of the time for the content to be included in the broadcast stream. 
     
     
         10 . One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform acts comprising:
 receiving user input associated with a user object at a first computing environment connected to a bidirectional network, the user input specifying content from one or more source computing environments connected to the bidirectional network and requesting that the content be included in a channel of a unidirectional broadcast stream;   compiling the content into a bundle that is formatted to be included in the unidirectional broadcast stream; and   transmitting the bundle for inclusion in the channel of the unidirectional broadcast stream.   
     
     
         11 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 10 , wherein the acts further comprise including the bundle in the channel of the unidirectional broadcast stream. 
     
     
         12 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 11 , wherein the wherein the acts further comprise including multiple bundles in the channel during a single period of time. 
     
     
         13 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 10 , wherein the user input specifies content from a plurality of source computing environments connected to the bidirectional network. 
     
     
         14 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 10 , wherein the user input specifies a period of time for the content to be included in the channel. 
     
     
         15 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 14 , and wherein the acts further comprise:
 determining whether the channel is available to include the content during the period of time; and   suggesting an alternative time if the channel is not available to include the content during the period of time.   
     
     
         16 . One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform acts comprising:
 receiving at a computing environment connected to a bidirectional network a first request sent over the bidirectional network, the first request being associated with a first requesting user object, and the first request specifying a first set of content and requesting that the first set of content be included in a channel of a unidirectional broadcast stream;   receiving at the computing environment a second request sent over the bidirectional network, the second request associated with a second requesting user object, and the second request specifying a second set of content and requesting that the second set of content be included in the channel of the unidirectional broadcast stream; and   including the first set of content and the second set of content in the channel of the unidirectional broadcast stream.   
     
     
         17 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first request specifies a first period of time;   the second request specifies a second period of time; and   including the first set of content and the second set of content in the channel comprises including the first set in the channel during the first period of time and including the second set in the channel during the second period of time.   
     
     
         18 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 16 , wherein the acts further comprise receiving the first set of content over the bidirectional network and receiving the second set of content over the bidirectional network. 
     
     
         19 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 16 , wherein the channel is a carousel channel. 
     
     
         20 . The one or more computer-readable media of  claim 16 , wherein the channel is associated with a geographic region to which the channel is broadcast.